Medium severity · published Apr 11, 2017
CVE-2015-8504
Qemu, when built with VNC display driver support, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (arithmetic exception and application crash) via crafted SetPixelFormat…
6.5
CVSS
3.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Qemu, when built with VNC display driver support, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (arithmetic exception and application crash) via crafted SetPixelFormat messages from a client.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.1% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
QE
Qemu · Qemu
through 2.4.1; 2.5.0; 2.5.0; 2.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8504
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8504
git.qemu-project.org
http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4c65fed8bdf96780735dbdb92a8
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/7
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78708
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